Monroe has made national news again, this time about the 2019 death of Ronald Greene. The whole nation watched disturbing videos of Greene being punched, stunned, and choked by State Police officers outside of Monroe, Louisiana. National leaders, news…
Family of David Harris hires two law firms to pursue his “wrongful” death: Nationally known civil rights attorney Carol Powell Lexing and the Pleasant, Williams, Miley-Banks Law Group. Both attorneys challenging city’s attempt to hide video footage of the Harris…
Black groups have joined the grieving family of David Harris who died while in police custody Saturday, resulting calls for an independent investigation and autopsy. The city’s refusal to explain the death prompted an immediate response from the local NAACP…
Daryll Berry has been named President of the Monroe City School Board in a controversial vote that the NAACP says does not reflect the interest of the students of the system. Berry, who was nominated and supported by the Board’s…
The Ouachita Parish NAACP thinks the city’s “crackdown” on crime and violence unfairly singles out the black community, while ignoring crime in other parts of the city. In a prepared release, NAACP president Ambrose Douzart said the civil rights organization…
The NAACP thinks both the parish and city school boards should provide medical coverage for teachers exposed to the Coronavirus as school reopens this month. Rev. Ambrose Douzart, president of the Monroe/Ouachita NAACP, said Wednesday that both the local school…
A demonstration was held Monday by members of the NAACP and the Carroll Alumni Association protesting what they believe are inequities in the Monroe City School System that are resulting in low academic performance in Southside Schools. The informational picket…
